retirement

Income Taxes in Retirement: Understanding How Your Tax Bill May Change

Income Taxes in Retirement: Understanding How Your Tax Bill May Change

When you shift from working for a living to living off your prior years of work, the way the money you pull from your various savings sources may also shift. It’s quite common for first-year retirees to be caught with a surprise tax bill due to this change, which may or may not require a change in how you plan and pay your taxes throughout the year. This article covers the various ways your savings may be taxed.

You've Waited All Your Life for This: Avoiding the Non-Financial Pitfalls of Retirement

You've Waited All Your Life for This: Avoiding the Non-Financial Pitfalls of Retirement

Starting off 2019 here at Mackey Advisors™, we have already had numerous discussions with folks planning to retire at a date in the not too distant future.  Would it surprise you to hear that every day, 10,000 boomers turn 65 in this country?  Many of those folks have worked and saved for years in order to enjoy a whole new life called “retirement” after that 65th birthday.  Unfortunately, all too often the ride into the sunset becomes a drive off a cliff even if they have prepared themselves to have a financially successful retirement.